强逼 (qiáng bī) — to force (someone) to do something

Definition

A direct, forceful verb meaning 'to force (someone to do something)' — stronger and more coercive than the everyday 逼 or the formal 迫使. Negated as 不是…强逼的, and takes a person as object followed by a verb phrase.

verb
to force (someone) to do something

Examples

  • 强逼。
    Méi yǒu rén néng qiáng bī tā zuò tā bú yuàn yì de shì.
    No one can force him to do things he doesn't want to.
  • 强逼，。
    Gōng sī qiáng bī yuán gōng jiā bān, zhè hěn bù hé lǐ.
    The company forces employees to work overtime; this is very unreasonable.
  • 强逼。
    Nǐ bù néng qiáng bī wǒ jiē shòu zhè ge tiáo jiàn.
    You cannot force me to accept this condition.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

强qiángforceful
逼bīpress/compel

The forceful sense of 强 intensifies 逼, expressing pressure that makes someone act.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú逼bī
Same sound today

逼 pairs 辶, which carries the meaning, with 畐, which gives the sound.

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